Mauro Formica

[Robbo]

  On 23/01/2012 at 09:43, joey_big_nose said:

Well if we are going to ask which of our saleable players are expendable assets certainly one of Dunn/Rochina/Vukcevic/Formica qualify. Four players for one position. We can shoehorn them onto the wing but they aren’t really wingers. On the face of it losing any of them seems a bad idea – Dunn is in great form, Rochina is exceptionally gifted, Formica is solid with a knack for scoring goals, Vukcevic has only just arrived at the club and is an excellent player if his international appearances are anything to go by.

One of them should go. I would argue losing Formica would not be so bad if we brought good players we did need (defensive midfielders, strikers, fullbacks, right winger).

It would appear that we'll be sacrificing a decent player in order to improve another area on the pitch. If that's the only option open to us then so be it. Out of the 4 above i'd also select Formica but maybe Formica is the one player out of the four that we have actually received an enquiry for?

[J*B]

Mauro Formica has a ridiculous amount of technical ability, as well as engine and guts unrivalled by 90% of our squad. I would be devestated to lose him.

[BrisRover]

  On 24/01/2012 at 03:22, J*B said:

Mauro Formica has a ridiculous amount of technical ability, as well as engine and guts unrivalled by 90% of our squad. I would be devestated to lose him.

I'll Second That

[67splitscreen]

Should be the last one out of door IMO, wonder if Philipl will expand on his accusation?.

[OJRovers]

This just shows that the whole squad is available at the right price.

[Hughesy]

According to today's LT

Olympiakos are offering £400k loan fee with a agreed price of £2.5m, however Rovers are demanding a written agreement that they have to buy him and for £3.5m in the summer, regardless of our league position.

It also says that Flamengo are now after him too.

[koi]

  On 24/01/2012 at 00:54, Hughesy said:

Says who? And why?

Our owners and money, they need it, fast.

[davulsukur]

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/blackburn_rovers/news/9488445.Greeks_fall_short_of_Formica_asking_price_as_Flamengo_join_the_race/

Link to LET article that Hughesy refers to above.

[hesfromburn]

  On 24/01/2012 at 10:12, Hughesy said:

According to today's LT

Olympiakos are offering £400k loan fee with a agreed price of £2.5m, however Rovers are demanding a written agreement that they have to buy him and for £3.5m in the summer, regardless of our league position.

It also says that Flamengo are now after him too.

No said they wanted it to be in writing that they buy him after the loan period if we suffer relegation.

are you stirring trouble?

[Hughesy]

  On 24/01/2012 at 10:24, hesfromburn said:

No said they wanted it to be in writing that they buy him after the loan period if we suffer relegation.

are you stirring trouble?

Sorry?? What's your problem?

I read it as they want it guaranteed they will buy him, regardless of league.

[budha]

  Quote

It is also understood that Rovers wanted it in writing that Olympiakos would make it a permanent switch in the summer should the club suffer Premier League relegation.

How can that be read somehow differently than what it says?

[LeChuck]

Hughesyland is a very different world to ours...

[braddock]

It's funny when somebody makes several good posts that a few disagree with, then if he misreads something or somebody takes a dislike to the way they said something then their sanity is questioned. Seems fair.

Also, regarding the Philipl outburst, Formica's quotes that I have seen (a week or two ago) suggested it was only the club standing in his way and that he was excited by a move. I won't question your sanity, only your motives.

[RoyRover]

I'd be very annoyed if we let him go. I think he's done well recently. He's not placed with pace, but he works hard, covers a lot of ground, has great technical ability and finally seems to be able to play more consistently at this level. It's a joke that we would have to sell him, to raise funds that are supposed to be there for buying players anyway.

[ruggles1995]

looks like he wants out, and it is now looking like only a matter of time, just trying to agree on a fee by the looks of it

[Stuart]

I didn't think there was any money in Greece these days

[AJW]

show me the money

[Ozz]

Ask his mum, Janice Garvey off benidorm.

[Mercer]

Even if Rovers were offered £3.5m, it would not cover the substantial agents' fees that have been speculated about by many since this deal was done.

What we do know is that the initial deal took some time to complete and was speculated to be untidy. I wonder if Rovers believe that selling Formica now might just close this book ?

[braddock]

  On 25/01/2012 at 22:42, Mercerman said:

Even if Rovers were offered £3.5m, it would not cover the substantial agents' fees that have been speculated about by many since this deal was done.

What we do know is that the initial deal took some time to complete and was speculated to be untidy. I wonder if Rovers believe that selling Formica now might just close this book ?

I wonder if it's one of the more obvious reasons posted?

[67splitscreen]

  On 23/01/2012 at 23:25, philipl said:

Stop dressing it up Hughesy- he's being forced out.

  On 24/01/2012 at 16:31, braddock said:

Also, regarding the Philipl outburst, Formica's quotes that I have seen (a week or two ago) suggested it was only the club standing in his way and that he was excited by a move. I won't question your sanity, only your motives.

I spoke with Nicko yesterday, definitely being pushed from the top, why? he has no idea, only that it doesn't get much higher.

[Hughesy]

  On 26/01/2012 at 11:26, 67splitscreen said:

I spoke with Nicko yesterday, definitely being pushed from the top, why? he has no idea, only that it doesn't get much higher.

Issues around his 3rd party ownership so clearing the problem away before anything is acted on?

[67splitscreen]

  On 26/01/2012 at 11:39, Hughesy said:

Issues around his 3rd party ownership so clearing the problem away before anything is acted on?

Have to take your word for it but was the original move not blocked by the PL for those reasons, it was allegedly sorted, then allowed, Strange!

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

  On 25/01/2012 at 22:42, Mercerman said:

Even if Rovers were offered £3.5m, it would not cover the substantial agents' fees that have been speculated about by many since this deal was done.

The Sporting Intelligence web site guy - who has broken a lot of Rovers related stories - reckoned that the Formica agents fee was only around £200k (if I remember rightly) - it was nowhere near the rumoured millions - or that paid to get Rochina.

[JAL]

  On 26/01/2012 at 12:27, DavidMailsTightPerm said:

The Sporting Intelligence web site guy - who has broken a lot of Rovers related stories - reckoned that the Formica agents fee was only around £200k (if I remember rightly) - it was nowhere near the rumoured millions - or that paid to get Rochina.

If true, then just where did the missing millions go?